Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at SUNY Westchester Community College

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, take a look at what SUNY Westchester Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and has a total student population of 10,072.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Westchester Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

SUNY Westchester Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at SUNY Westchester Community College.

SUNY Westchester Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of family, consumer and human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in family, consumer and human sciences graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Westchester Community College with a associate's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at SUNY Westchester Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Westchester Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	63
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	3

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer and human sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for SUNY Westchester Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Retail Sales Supervisors	66,620	$50,640
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	47,640	$41,510
Childcare Workers	47,260	$28,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.